Natick Historical Society Installs New Cabinets In Historic Museum Space

Press release from the Natick Historical Society:

January 26, 2022

The historic museum at 58 Eliot Street, in the lower level of the Bacon Free Library, has just become even more beautiful. With the support of many generous donors, the NHS contracted with John I. Murphy & Co, to design and install four sets of custom cabinets. The cabinets now sit above the original wood and glass display cases that were designed for the museum when it first opened in 1880. The NHS will use the new cabinets to store small artifacts and archival materials and supplies.

The new cabinets are part of a larger NHS initiative to re-center its work in the museum. The additional storage space provided by the cabinets will make it possible to bring archival and research materials, now housed in a temporary location off-site, back into the museum. “Our goal is to make those materials more accessible to the public, so we can have more people learning about and connecting with Natick’s past,” says NHS director, Niki Lefebvre.

The NHS staff and leadership is delighted with the look of the cabinets. “The cabinets fit in seamlessly; a visitor new to the museum would never realize that they weren’t original,” says board member, Fran Weisse. Fellow board member Jan Parsons adds, “We are thrilled with our additional cabinets. They will protect our valued artifacts, while providing much needed storage at the museum for our consolidated collection.”

Visitors will be welcome to view the cabinets in person when the museum reopens later this year.

This press release was produced by the Natick Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author’s own.